Witch Slap!

By: Jeff Goode

World Premiere!

A witch's apprentice in mid-air about to jump onto a teenage puritan girl lying on the ground as a gothic witch looks on

About the Show

Mass hysteria grips a colonial town as public witch hunts pit brother against brother. But when local witches attempt to band together to stop the madness, they quickly discover that sister against sister can be far more wicked.

Witch Slap! is the winner of the 2013-14 Joining Sword & Pen competition, sponsored since its inception by Fight Master David Woolley, SAFD.

WHERE Raven Theatre Complex [West Stage] 6157 N Clark St, Chicago
WHEN August 9 – September 20, 2014
SHOWTIMES Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 3:30pm
PREVIEWS August 9, 14, 15, 16, 2014
PRESS OPENING Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 8:00pm
CLOSING NIGHT Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 8:00pm
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AUDIENCE ALERT
This production uses realistic staged violence in the telling of the story.

RUN TIME
1 hour, 30 minutes with intermission

DIRECTOR
Delia Ford*

VIOLENCE DESIGN
Maureen Yasko*

* Denotes BWBTC Ensemble Member

***Ticket sales end 3 hours before curtain. Seats may still be available even if it says no longer available.***

9/18 – 9/20, BWBTC will be accepting donations for Tree House Humane Association, “a cageless, no-kill humane organization specializing in the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured stray cats.”

PLAYWRIGHT: Jeff Goode

DIRECTOR: Delia Ford*

VIOLENCE DESIGN: Maureen Yasko*

CAST: Alison Dornheggen* (Jezebella), Stefanie Johnsen (Minerva), Loren Jones (Novella), Kimberly Logan* (Crone), Morgan Manasa* (Goody Blunt), Jennifer L. Mickelson* (Widow), Patti Moore (Sylvia)

STAFF: Kimberly Morris* (Costume Design), Justin Castellano (Lighting Design), Lindsey Miller (Stage Manager), Kait Mikitin (Production Manager), Claire Nelson (Props Design), Mason Absher (Sound Design), Nicci Schumacher (Scenic Design/Technical Director)

* = BWBTC ensemble member
Poster image for BWBTC's Witch Slap!; a hand over a cauldron of soup
Teenage Puritan girl threatens a doll with a needle
A witch sits by her cauldron looking down at her puritan apprentice
A gypsy picks up a puritan teenager who is reaching back to scratch the gypsy woman's arm
A gothic-looking witch choking a gypsy from behind while a puritan woman cowers to the side
A witch's apprentice in mid-air about to jump onto a teenage puritan girl lying on the ground as a gothic witch looks on

Press photos by: Steven Townshend.

Production photos by: Johnny Knight.

“…the cast assembled by Delia Ford for this Babes With Blades production swaps vaudeville chat with precision timing…” — WINDY CITY TIMES

“Under Delia Ford’s direction, the actors take on their roles with distinction…Kimberly Logan (Crone) anchors the show with cackling wisdom…(Stefanie) Johnsen nails the physical comedy…Jennifer L. Mickelson garners laughs from her stoic presence…Loren Jones charms as the high-strung-witch-in-training” —THE FOURTH WALSH
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